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Minor Notes,

The body of Bernhart Bruner who mysteri-
ouslv disappeared from Peru last December
was found Sunday floating in the Wabash
river The general opinion is that Bruner com
mitted suicide
Evangelist Scruges, has closed a series of
successful revival meetings which he has been
conducting at Mooresville. Sixty conversions
are reported, and MIR. Scruggs is reported to
have made excellent impression on the
church people of the town.
Captain Abram Andrew, an old resident of
Elkhart, died on Sunday, aged Sc. He came to
Elkhart in 1882. was one of the original owners,
and assisted in laying out the town. He had
resided there ever since, and for the past seven
teen years did successful banking business
under the firm name of P. Andrew. jr., & Son.
The body of an unknown man, aged about
thirty five years, was found lodged in the
Wabash river. near Pittsburg Carroll county,
yesterday. The body had probably been in the
water three or four weeks, as the clothing was
| nearly all stripped off There are no marks OF
| violence. No valuabes were found. The body
| is that of man about five and one-half feet IN
| height, with dark hair and slight mustache
| Recently two fatal cases of lock-iaw hav,
occurred near Brazil. Otis Blair. aged eight
| cen years. got his hand mashed between car
bumpers. but neglected to have it amputated il
1 time. l.. 0. Rector, aged fifteen years, suffered
| the loss of foot under the cars some days ago
| He died Saturday from lock jaw. James III
Benton some days ago ruptured an interna
! organ while drilling for coal He lived fou
days in much agony, dying on Saturday.
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Smuggling Tricks.

Custom house Officer in jewelers. Weekly.
One person, not very long ago. had number
of diamonds concealed under a porous plaster
on his back. Information regarding him was
sent from one of the cities on the other side,
but he succeeded in eludng the officials and
brought his diamonds into the city. He was
closely watched, however, and he had no sooner
Invested himself of his plaster than the officials
bounced upon him and seized his contraband
wares. The marks on his body where the dia-
monds had rested were quite plain.
The most popular methods now are to conceal
valuable articles in objects wholly disassociated
with the smuggler Diamonds have been inn
bedded in little sticks Of wood. and either oated
ashore or carried in some less risky way. One
smusgler some years ago brought over an Eng
fish cart. on which he was quitel
willing to pay duty, but not the
diamonds concealed in the felloes under the tires.
One ingenious person once constructed kale-
glass, diamond, sapphires and other precious
little too anxious to exhibit it and to pay duty
on il: for we know now that it is quite favorte
method to conceal one dutiable article within an
other.
Sometimes people are willing to suffer con-
siderable bodily discomfort. even pain. for the
sake Of cheating the government One man,
some years ago. bedded valuable diamond in
the flesh of his arm. He was closely examined,
and he complained of the boil with which he
was afflicted. 1t struck one of the officers that
the boil was a very peculiar one, and doctor
called. He found the Jewel in the
smugglers arm. He must have expended much
thought, time and patience to make the artificial
ailment with which he was afflicted,
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A PLUCKY WOMAN.
She Astonishes Medical College Professors
and Students by Her Courage.

She Astonishes Medical College Professors
and Students by Her Courage.
Philadelphia Record.
A case of extraordinary pluck upon the part
of woman occurred at the Jefferson Medical
College short time ago. The lady ap-
piled to have tumor removed from
her arm. The physicians decided to
have the operation performed in the
presence of the students. and when the
hour for the clinic arrived the lady was invited
into the amphitheater. The doctors told her
that they would have to administer ether. as the
operation would prove very painful She re-
fused to allow this to be done, and then the
physicians tried to induce her take glass Of
brandy, which she likewise refused. They next
offered her glass of wine but the lady simply
waved it away, saying that she would be able to
undergo the operation.
cided TO take the woman at her word and 60
ahead. They barred her arm to the shoulder,
laid her on her side, and then buried the knife
in the flesh. cut a big cash over six inches in
length, pulled the bleeding pieces apart, re-
moved the tumor, scraped the bone, and then
sewed the parts together During all this time
the patient never moved Not a cry escaped
her, and as she gritted her teeth her face became
as white as a sheet. The physicians and stud
ents looked on with amazement at the plucky
woman and narveled how she could endure the
terrible suffering without whimper. After
the operation was concluded DIR. Brnton, turn
ing to the 600 students, said ''Fhere is not o
man among you who could have stood this op-
.eratlon as heroically as this woman.
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The Andrews Art Loan Exhibition.


correspondence of the Indianapolis Journss.
ANDREWS. Feb. % The Andrews Art Loan
exhibition. under the auspices of Andrews Post,
No 116. G. A. R.. opened here. in Butler Hall,
last Tuesday, and has been running day and
night with increasing interest ever since. An
cient coins, manuscripts books, papers, Indian
relics of every conceivable kind. relics of the
war of the Revolution war of 1912, Mexican, and
last but not least, relics of the war of the
Rebelion-if enumerated and described would
I'LL volume of considerable size. Paintings, both
ancient and modern pictures. flags and banners,
and life sized portraits of all the great men of
the Nation. adorn the walls of the building, save
two. those of Andrew johnson and Grover
Cleveland. The committee in charge say that
all expenses are now paid and that quite sur
plus is left. and the exhibition will continue
probably ten days yet, OF as long as it pays.
The most sangune hopes have been more
than realized, and it is now confidently expected
that very large sum will be placed in the re-
lief fund of the post, which will partially Offset
the villainous veto OF the President Visitors
come from all the surrounding towns and cities
to see this wonderful collection of curosites
The best informed judges Of these things are
loud in their PRAISE and say that it is the
largest and best collection Of the kind ever ex-
hibited in northern Indiana.
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New York Interview.
Il am not believer i'll cvil-service reform
l don't think that one ought to encourage the
belief among our people that because their faith
ers or their grandfathers held government offices
they, too, are entitled to be pensioners or office
holders. AS the case may be. The Offices belong
to men of the party in power if they want
them. That is how we strengthened the party
in Pennsylvania, and that is how all political
parties in country like this can be strengthened
and maintained l think Cleveland is going to
have a rather hard time of it securing a renom-
ination. No President has ever been able to win
his party over 20 his ideas of his duty to the
party. or to ride against the party will. This is
especially true in this matter Of the Offices and
don't think that Cleveland is likely to prove
An exception. Even if he is stronger with the
conservative people of the country instead of
the politicians-a statement that doubt very
much-he will find that they are not the men to
win by in great political contest. 1t seemed.
some months ago, that the next presidential
race would be between Cleveland and Blaine
over again. I know of reason for changin e
that opinion now. and / think that the Repub-
licans will have more than an even chance of
winning"
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Brief Mention.

Warrants have been issued for the arrest OF
John Hill. S. P. Hill and John Sneador, of Car
mi. White county, who are charged with passing
counterfeit silver coin and counterfeit nickels.
extensively revived Of late in southern Illinois
Rev. j. d. r. Brown, one-armed-vet oil
the late war. has been conducting wonderfully
successful revival at the Union Church, near
Denison for the last two weeks. Upwards o.
fifty converts have been made far. and the
interest continues undated. Rev. Brown was
granted pension about a year ago, receiving
s., 900 back pay. ard has declared his intention
of using the money to build ard maintain
churches in his district.
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General and Person al.

Special 70 the Indiana coils journal.
WAsHINGToN Feb. % Benz amn Vail, jr., of
Aurora; Pierre T. Jett, of Clay C.ty; Horace A.
Tageart, of Story; William W. Richardson, of
Brooklyn: Frederick r. Rodebaugh Of Koleen,
and Henry G.. Grooms, of Spencer. we're to-day
admitted to practice before the Interior Depart
nent
Senator Voorhees,. from the library committee,
reported favoraby bill to appropriate $50, 900
Tor monument to mark the birthplace of
Washin gton.
Minister PeEdleton has notified the State De-
partment that he will sail from New York on
thursday next to resume his duties at Berlin.
David Alien and George Howard, the latter
brother OF Warden Jack Howard, Of Jefferson
vile. arrived tonight. They came to ask for
federal positions. but the news of the scandal IN
connection with the prison affairs has preceded
them.
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ILLINOIS.
A Quarrel Between Two Colored Miners
Ends in q Deliberate Murder.

A Quarrel Between Two Colored Miners
Ends in Deliberate Murder.
Special to the Indianapolis Journai.
DANyILLE, Feb. 28-Information reached this
city this morning of a cold-blooded murder
which occurred last night at o'clock at Grape
Creek, a coal-mining settlement six miles south
of this city. The victim and the murderer are
both colored miners. Charles Jordan, aged
twenty, deliberately shot Harrison Banks, aged
twenty-five years, with an oldfashioned horse
pistol, the charge going through Banks's abdo-
men. and killing him instantly. The two had
auarreled In the morning. and this led to Banks
striking Jordan over the head with pick. cut-
ting an ugly cash. Jordan followed Banks
arouad all day. apparently seeking an opportu-
ity to get revenge At night he borrowed the
pistol went direct to where Banks was boarding,
and while the latter was engaged in building a
FIRE, shot his victim down without uttering q
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
A Jacksonville Girl Takes Her Life Be-
cause She Was Not Allowed to Wed.
Suit Against Civil Service Commissioner Ed
gerton-Murder Near DantilIe. Ill-One
Hundred and Twenty Years Old.
INDIANA.

Annie Barker Takes Her Life Because of
Disappointment in Love.
JEFFERsoNvILLE. Feb 2S.-Miss Annie Maria
Barker, aged twenty-o ne and daughter of q
prominent physician of this place, died this
morning at o'clock from the effects of dose of
Rough on Rats taken on Sunday night, be-
tween the hours of 8 and 10. She committed
suicide because of her disappointment in love.
On St Valentines day she was to have welded
Adam Bauer but the marriage was prevented
by the father of the young man, who objected
on account of his son being only nineteen years
of age Young Bauers father went to the coun-
ty clerk and prevented him from issuing a mar
riage license. Adam promised to call upon his
sweetheart on Sunday night. but failed to make
his appearance, and this is supposed to have
made her desperate, with the above result.
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Belle Boyd Demands Damages for Libel.
KANKAKEE, Feb. 2S.-Belle Boyd, cele brated
during the civil war as confederate spy, now
lecturing through small Illinois towns .on her
memoirs of war times, with N. R. High as man
ager, had s. w. Dennis Of the Momence Re-
porter. arrested and brought to Kankakee to-
day, charged with malicious and criminal libel
In publishing in the Reporter, after her lecture
In Momence an article denouncing her as dead
peat and fraud, and her manager as an alleged
husband Dennis gave bonds for his appearance
before the grand jury, waving preliminary ex-
animation. Able legal counsel have been en-
pioyed by both parties, and sensational suit is
expected
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Fort WAYNE, Feb 28.-Civi-serv Commits
sioner Alfred P. Edgerton was oday made de-
PENDANT in suit in which S12, 900 is demanded
and an accounting for moneys intrusted to him
by the late Anna c. Ketcham, OF Siam
ford, Conn. who was an aged lady. The
suit is brought by the administrator de bons
non, residing in Brooklyn. In the complaint it
is charged that Mr. Edgerton had stated that
one of the securities held by him in trust was
on deposit with the old National Bank of Fort
Wayne and the banks officers deny this state
ment. The administrator SAYS Mrs. Ketchum,
relying implicitly on AIR. Edgertons promises to
loan her money advantageously for her, took nc
receipts of indebtedness from him.
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Brakeman Fatally Injured.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MARSHALL, Feb. 28.--Edward Conger a young
man living in Casey, went over to Greenup, last
night, on fast freight He jumped off the
train before it reached the station, and while it
was running very fast He stumbled and fell
rolling down high embankment, receiving
some terrible bruises, and landed in shallow
pond of water. where he lay unconscious until
morning, slowly freezing to death. When dis
covered the sufferer was nearly dead. He was
sent home at noon, and his death was looked for
at any minute. He is the son of c. Y. Conger, a
prominent Casey citizen.
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Obadiah Vincent, Aged 100.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
NATION, Feb 2S.-Obadiah Vincent, who
resides twelve miles south of this city, in Cum
berland county. was born in Kentucky in 17677,
and is now 120 years of age. His form is bent
almost double and two years ago he
lost his eye-sight from old age Until a
few years ago he had been able to do fair days
work, but now he is a charge on the county.
The exact date of his birth was doubted until
residents of his neighborhood recently paid a
visit to the place Of his birth, in Kentucky, and
ascertained that he was really born long ago
as 1867 He is probably the Oldest man in the
State.
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Printers Decline a Compromise.

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 28-The printers on the
Sentinel and two afternoon papers, Evening
Wisconsin and Journal. will probably strike at
noon tomorrow. They demanded an increase of
cents and several other concessions which the
publishers refused. They also refused to listen
to any overtures from the publishers involving
less than they asked. The publishers were will
ing to make concessions and attempted to COM
promise on cents advance. but the printers
would not meet them
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The Wicked Texas Republicans.

WASHINGTON, Fen % In the Texas investi-
CATION, to day. Bernard Lehman. a liquordealer
of Brenham, testified that he was a Republican
up to within three years. and that he thought
Kit almost impossible for an honest man to be a
Republican there" The Republican admins
traitor of Washington county was so corrupt
that honest men were forced to leave the party.
E. p. Curry, lawyer of Brennan, and a
Democrat, certain the memorialists could
have remained in the county in entire safety.
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Held to Answer a Serious Charge.

Special to the Indianapolis Journaa.
MARSHALL, Feb. 90 Ross Couzet, the young
fellow arrested last Monday and arragned be-
fore Esquire Harrison, of Casey. to answer a
charge of rape preferred by Eliza Starner,
daughter of a leading Casey citizen, he waving
examination and giving bond in the Of
$1,000. was again arrested to-day similar
charge. preferred by Nellie Starner ELIAS sis
ter. His bail was fixed at 81 500, which amount
he could not furnish. He was brought here to-
day and placed in Jail to await the action of the
grand Jury.
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How Tmrpie's Case win BE Treated.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WAsHINGTOS, Feb % 1t is stated tonight
that the Senate committee on privileges and
elections has determined to report back to the
Senate. probably tomorrow, the papers accom-
panyins the credentials OF David Turpie, of In
diana, with statement that it has no authority
to pass upon them till Mr.. Turpie presents him
self and is ready to be in. Then, it Is
stated. Turpie's right to his seat the nrlma
facie evidence sented will be challenged; that
there will he stay in proceedings. and that an
Investigation of his alleged election will follow.
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They Appreciate the Bully.

Atlanta Constitution (Dem.)
President Green Smith, of the Indiana Senate
is the man to succeed Gray as the next Governor
of that State and if the Indiana Democrats don't
elect him to the place they will not display the
same comrnendabie qualities that enabled them
to elect Turpie to the Senate. AS Governor
Smith it would be but step TO Vice-president
Smith
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How They Feel in Cass County.

To the Editor of the INDIANAPOLIS journal:
The unanimous sentiment of the Cass county
Republicans is-no compromise, no Turpe, no
appropriations Governor Gray advised the
Democracy, last fall, to vote for the devil If
necessary to elect United States Senator.
Now let him take his medicine
LOGANsPoRT. Feb. 26, 1887. D. 2. BALDWIN.
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VERY Questionable. Indeed.

70 the Editor Of the indianapolis journal:
Suppose orr Legislature, in it's present dis
organized state, should pass laws authorizing a
loan, would anyone have nerve enough to furnish
the needed money and take the chances2
INDIANAPoLIs, Feb %. w. C. GRUBB.
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Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
PORTLAND, Feb 28t-A fire in the postoffce,
caused by leaking of natural gas, ignited by a
plumber who was hunting the leak. discov-
cred in time TO prevent a serious confagration.
The leak was caused by the immense pressure
of gas we'll No. 8. which has been turned into
the mains. Portland is daily visited by mon
eyed men seeking good real estate investments.
and they are attracted here by the fact that we
have more good wells than any other city in the
State, and by being near the Lima oil fields.
The territory is regarded better than any other
in Indiana
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Litigation Over a Newspaper.
j to the Indiananoljs 1ournay

Special to the indianapolis journal
LAFAYETTE. Feb. 28-Waiter Fraser and
Rosser Mcclure, late publishers of the Daily
Journal, night brought proceedings in court
asking that order be issued restraining H.
l. Wilson, the present publisher, who took DOS
session of the office under a mortgage, from
selling the Journal plant as advertised, on the
18th of March. Mr.. Wilson was seen tonight,
ard says the sale will go on advertised.
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A Bank for Mentone.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NORTH MANCHESTER, Feb. 28.-At confer
ence held in this city, by the directors of the
State Bank, of Warsaw, and the directors of the
Lawrence National Bank, of this place, arrange
ments were perfected by which a bank will be
established at Mentone, Ind. Another meeting
will be held in few weeks, at which the cashier.
directors. and other officers will be elected The
capital of the new bank will be $30, 900.
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in the Fisty-ffth Massachusetts regiment of col
ored troops. and was promoted for acts of BRAY
erv the barrie field until he became lieu
tenant Upon his return to civil life he was
appointed and filed for 81 shteen years the posi-
ton of assistant superintendent of the regis
tered letter department IN the Boston postoffice
From this position he was retired in 1884 ac-
connt. 1T is said. of his Independence in politics,
and his avowed purpose of supporting President
Cleveland
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A Spectacle for the People.

Indianapolis independent.
1t certainly was a most edifying spectacle. but
by means Democratic in the true sense of the
word-tbat OF Mr.. Coy passing into the Senate
chamber muscular outside Democrats, no way
connected with the Legislature, and prohibiting
the entrance of Republican members of the
House of Representatives.
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Steamship News.

New York, Feb. 2a-Arriyed: Saale. from
Bremen.
SOUTHAMPTON. Feb. 2S.-Arrived: Rugia
from New York. for Hamburg.
HAvRE, Feb. 23-The steamer Edam arrived
here from New York to-day. On her voyage
sho had plate stove by iceberg and jetti-
sorad 100 tons of her cargo
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The West Virginia senatorsbsn

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Feb Ex-Governor
Wilson has rendered the United States senator
ship to ID. B. Lucas Of jefferson county, who
was one of the twelve Democratic s'kickers" in
the recent senatorial contest Mr.. Lucas has ac-
cepted. and will receive his credentials shortly
after the 18th of March next
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The BuIiy's Display,

Indianapolis Independent.
$50 to help and $50 hire hall' are not very
becoming utterances for n person while occupy
ing the placs of Lieutenant governor of the
State of Indiana.
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Ir ie, to say the least. wrong for anybody to
go TO church or public meeting, hacking away
and disturbing the preacher orator with
coughing. Use DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup at once;
1t costs only 20 cents q bottle.
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Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis
RAILWAY.

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 9, 1887.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders of this COM
pany for the election Of directors and for the trans
action Of other business, will be held at the Office Of
the company. in Cleveland, O., WEDNESDAY,
March q 1887, at 1890 o'clock m.
The transfer books will be closed from evening Of
18th inst. until March 3.
GEO. Fl. RUSSELL Secretary
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Indianapolis Indepen dent.
Jack Howard, who swindled Indiana and tor
tured convicts, is not in hearing distance of
peace. Another smelling committee will invade
the scenes of his sins to-day. If justice is done
to all the investigation will not cease until he
wears the striDes